Full Programme York Festival of Science and Technology

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11 – 20 March 2011
Bringing Science to Life!
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Full Programme
For Schools For Adults For Everyone!
For more information: www.scy.co.uk
York Festival of
Science and Technology
SPACE BUSES, SUPER SONIC CARS & GADGETS GALORE...!
...it must be the York Festival of Science and Technology 2011!
It’s almost time again to ditch those science text books and park those painful memories of
bamboozlement. You can even leave the lab coat and safety specs at home.
This March, the York Festival of Science and Technology returns and the city promises to be
bursting with special exhibitions, talks, film screenings, live performances and a host of handson activities – all offering the chance to get to grips with science and delve into the depths of
discovery.
The York Festival of Science and Technology spans a 10 day, packed programme of events put
together by Science City York (SCY) and partners across the city, and involves the collective
talents of an array of top names from the world of science.
This programme details most of the events on offer – so please sit back, relax, and plan how you
can make the most of this ever-popular festival. Events are being added to the programme right
up until the festival’s launch so for the most up to date listing please visit www.scy.co.uk
Your Festival Coordinator for 2011 is Debra Crossley, Events Manager, Science City York
T 01904 870059 E [email protected]
For specific enquiries and bookings on individual events, full contact details are included alongside
each entry.
Events are classified according to audience, and where possible have been further presented in
date order.
Launch Events
Events for Everyone
Events for Adults
Events for Schools
Several events are free to attend, but full details on associated
costs and booking requirements are included alongside
each entry.
Science City York wish to thank all who
have contributed to the York Festival of
Science and Technology 2011.
Our very special thanks also go to Yorkshire Forward and Research Councils UK for their support in 2011.
All events are subject to change and/or cancellation for which Science
City York and partner organisations cannot be held liable. Listings in this
programme do not indicate any endorsement or recommendation.
© Science City York 2011.
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York Festival of Science and Technology 2011 is delighted
to support the British Heart Foundation’s Mending Broken
Hearts Appeal.
Sharon Oakley, Fundraising Volunteer Manager (North and East
Yorkshire) explains more about this innovative campaign and
how you can become involved.
Give hope to millions and help mend broken hearts
“2011 is the British Heart Foundation’s 50th Birthday. To celebrate we’re launching the Mending
Broken Hearts Appeal, one of our most ambitious projects ever. Its goal is simple – to fund the
research that could begin to literally ‘mend broken hearts’.
“Heart and circulatory disease is the UK’s biggest killer. We can encourage lifestyle changes to reduce
the risk, use surgery and drugs to minimise the effects. But the human heart cannot heal itself.
“In short there is no cure for a broken heart.
“This ground-breaking research can change that and help us learn how to teach the heart
to ‘heal itself ’.
“But we need to spend £50 million on research to repair damaged hearts. The hope is, if we can get
the money, we could be funding trials with heart failure patients in as little as five years.
“Help us give hope to millions.”
What can you do?
“You can do almost anything you like! Volunteer your time, buy our great new products, donate muchneeded funds or even get on your bike. Whoever you are, there’s a way for you to give hope.
“To learn more, visit our Mending Broken Hearts Appeal Exhibit at the Sky Lounge, City Screen
Picturehouse 8 – 20 March, visit www.bhf.org.uk/mbh, or call 0300 333 0333 to find out more and
get involved.”
Sharon Oakley, Fundraising Volunteer Manager (North and East Yorkshire)
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YFST 2011 ‘At A Glance’
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Festival Launch: Gadgets Galore!
21 Sharmini’s Inspirational Indian Cuisine
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‘Science in the City’ [Part One]
22 Dissections UnCut! Series Two
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Discovery Days (Public Day)
23 Lazarus, Elvis and Zombies – The Return
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British Heart Foundation: Mending
Broken Hearts Appeal Exhibit
24 The Geology Behind York’s Buildings
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Free Public Star Party
25 Energy and Communication in the Brain
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Astronomy @ Bootham School
Observatory
26 Let Newton Be! – Play by Craig Baxter
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‘Designer’ Science!
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‘What Are You On About?’
28 Energy For Our Future: Have Your Say
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Lambing Sunday
29 Modern to Medieval: Tracing Your
10 Yorkshire Philosophical Society
Lecture: The Science of Music
11 RSC Lecture: Sex, Flies and Smelly
Sticky Tape
12 Public Lecture: ‘BLOODHOUND
SSC – The 1000mph Car’
13 Searching for New Physics at the
Large Hadron Collider
of Lost Species
27 Frankenstein: National Theatre ‘Live’ at
City Screen York
Ancestors
30 ‘Halifax Heroes’ Lecture
31 Nightshoot!
32 Museum Garden Tours – History,
Archaeology and Buildings
33 Pub Quiz – With a Science Twist!
34 Discovery Days (School Days)
14 Record Breakers: A Racy Weekend at 35 Who Were You?
the NRM
36 Forensic Science: Who Were You?
15 ‘Science in the City’ [Part Two]
37 CSI York
16 Ellie the Electron and the
Quantum Circus
17 Framing the Past
18 Annual Equine Conference:
Maintaining the Healthy Horse
19 The Speakers’ Corner Presents
‘Hubble’ with Diana Syder – Poet,
Artist and Scientist
38 Evolution and Extinction
39 Rotary Clubs of York Schools Technology
Tournament
40 The Earth and Beyond
41 Incredible Dinosaurs
42 Discover and Explore: Energy!
43 Dynamic Digestion: Poo Through Time
20 Public Lecture: The Science of Fusion 44 Record Breakers
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Launch Events
Ortis & Pollyanna Explore Gadgets Galore!
Suitable for All
Adults £4; Concessions/U16s £2;
Family Ticket £10 (2 Adults & 2 U16s)
Booking Required
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Friday 11 March
The Ron Cooke Hub, Heslington East
The University of York, York, YO10 5GE
7.30pm – 9.00pm
Ortis Deley
Pollyanna Woodward
Kicking off the York Festival of Science and Technology 2011 in style are special celebrity guests
Ortis Deley and Pollyanna Woodward, as seen on Five’s flagship programme, The Gadget Show.
Join Ortis and Pollyanna at the brand new Ron Cooke Hub on the University of York’s Heslington
East Campus where they will reveal their own personal best and worst gadgets of all time.
Hear how the gadget was born; discover more about some of the unsung heroes of gadgetry; and
join in the discussion on the role that gadgets may have to play in the future. Following the talk
there will be a Q&A session so you can put your questions to Ortis and Pollyanna.
Minster Box Office, in York Minster
Open Monday to Saturday 9.30am – 4.30pm
T 0844 9390015 • W www.boxoffice.yorkminster.org
Debra Crossley • E [email protected] • T 01904 870059 • W www.scy.co.uk
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Launch Events
‘Science in the City’ [Part One]
Saturday 12 March
St Sampsons Square & Exhibition Square, York
10.00am – 4.00pm
Suitable for All
FREE (Donations welcome)
No Need to Book
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Delivered in partnership with
Research Councils UK
A host of city centre science busking, exhibits and activities.
With drop-in activities running all day, this is a fantastic
opportunity to discover something new, quiz the experts, or
even demonstrate how great a scientist you already are!
Here’s just a taster of what’s on offer:
The Solar Spark: Uncover the
Solar-Powered Future
Make your own spectroscope or Newton wheel to discover
the relationship between light and colour – and why this is
important for solar energy. Discover the potential of solar
energy and the challenges scientists face to improve solar
power through a variety of hands-on activities and games.
Also come and learn what scientists in UK universities are
doing in solar energy research.
Wow Space Bus: Rocket Activities
and Fly Off
Want a bus ride with a difference? Take a ‘trip’ on the Wow
Space Bus, a unique immersive learning environment, full of
space-related activities. Rocket Activities and Fly Off is your
chance to construct an aerodynamic and air stable rocket.
York Rotters: ‘What a Load of Rubbish’
Come along and see the contents of an average bin and be
amazed at just how much can be recycled or composted. Make your very own recycled fridge magnet.
NYBEP’s Marshmallow Catapult Challenge
The walls of York have stood firm for many years. Can your family team build a catapult, from the materials
supplied, that will be capable of launching projectiles that will bring our walls crashing to the ground? You will
construct your catapult and be allowed three shots at the walls using the projectiles supplied. The winning
family team will be the one that manages to bring down the largest number of bricks with their three shots.
So you not only need to build a catapult capable of launching the projectile over the required distance but
also firing the catapult accurately.
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Launch Events
Discovery Days – Science Exhibition
Saturday 12 March
National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York, YO26 4XJ
10.00am – 4.00pm
Suitable for All
FREE
No Need to Book
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Discovery Days is a wonderful interactive
science exhibition. The day is packed with handson workshops and activities, ‘bringing science to
life’ for you and your family, including:
Centre for Novel Agricultural Products
Presents The Pharma Farmers:
Can Plant Genetics Provide More Affordable
Malaria Medicine?
A hands-on insight into CNAP’s groundbreaking
Artemisia project which is improving supplies of an
important anti-malarial drug.
Chris Cade, Platform 4 Theatre:
Sunny South Sam
15 minute story-telling showcase of some of the
Southern Railways’ posters enticing passengers ‘South
for Sunshine’.
Making Energy from Waste with The Food and Environment Research Agency
Do you think that sewage is just a smelly nuisance? Well think again. Find out more about how we can help
the environment and limit our carbon impact by wasting less and using more.
Quilt Museum and Gallery: ‘ Talking Textiles’
Textiles can talk to us. In this workshop you will investigate different textiles to find out who they were made
by and what they were made from. Families can have a go at their own ‘Talking Textile’.
National Non Food Crops Centre
Guess (or scientifically calculate!) how long a range of different items can power a light bulb for. Make your
selection and see how many you choose correctly.
iSpot Creepy Crawlies with OPAL (Open Air Laboratories) and iSpot.org.uk
Identify living creatures using the web forum iSpot and a simple key devised by the Open University.
Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence
Get stuck into this experiment making glue from waste milk, demonstrating how it is possible to produce
consumables from renewable resources. You can then use your glue to make postcards about green
chemistry to send on to your friends and family. There’s also a game to take part in around the benefits of
recycling renewable resources.
...and more!
Wendy Taylor • E [email protected] • T 01904 693632 • W www.nybep.org.uk
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Events for Everyone
Mending Broken Hearts Appeal Exhibit
Tuesday 8 March – Sunday 20 March
Sky Lounge, City Screen Picturehouse,
13 Coney Street, York, YO1 9QL
Cinema Opening Times
Suitable for All
No Need to Book
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Turning Science Fiction into Science Fact
2011 is the British Heart Foundation’s 50th birthday.
To celebrate they’re launching the Mending Broken Hearts
Appeal, one of the charity’s most ambitious projects ever.
Its goal is simple – to fund the research that could begin to
literally ‘mend broken hearts’.
This exhibit will reflect on 50 years of investing in life-saving
heart science and will also profile the Mending Broken Hearts
Appeal. Help the British Heart Foundation give hope to millions.
Explore the exhibit and visit www.bhf.org.uk/mbh
Sharon Oakley • E [email protected] • T 01904 270776 • W www.bhf.org.uk/mbh
York Astronomical Society Free Public Star Party
Wednesday 9 March
The Knavesmire, York, YO23 1EX
7.00pm – 9.00pm (Weather permitting)
Suitable for All
FREE
No Need to Book
If you don’t own your own stargazing equipment, or perhaps
you’ve never felt brave enough to dust down that telescope
that’s been tucked away and venture out into the night sky by
yourself, then this is your ideal opportunity to take to the stars!
Observe through YAS telescopes, or bring your own along for
help and advice if needed.
Objects on show should include: the Moon, planets, star clusters,
and galaxies.
Representatives of the York Astronomical Society will be on
hand, even if it rains, for at least half an hour for a chat.
Martin Whillock • E [email protected] • T 01347 821849 • W www.yorkastro.co.uk
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Events for Everyone
Astronomy @ Bootham School Observatory
BOOTHAM SCHOOL YORK
Friday 11, Saturday 12 & Monday 14 March
Bootham School, York, Y030 7BU
7.30pm & 8.30pm
(Two 1hr sessions nightly)
Suitable for All
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FREE
Booking Required (10 people per session)
If you missed out previously, or perhaps you’d like another
go, Bootham School are again offering a chance to see inside
their wonderful Observatory and, if clear, observe the Moon
through the four inch refracting telescope made for the School
by Thomas Cooke of York in 1852.
Families welcome. Children must be accompanied by an
adult at all times. Entry to the School is from the end of
Portland Street and parking is available on site. Your visit to the
Observatory may involve climbing a foot ladder so please wear
sensible footwear.
David Robinson • E [email protected] • T 01904 683770
W www.boothamschool.com
‘Designer’ Science!
Sunday 13 March
York Designer Outlet, Fulford, York, YO19 4TA
11.00am – 4.00pm
Suitable for All
No Need to Book
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Just like ‘Science in the City’, this is where we bring the science
to you:
Wow Space Bus
Supported by the Yorkshire branch of the Institute of
Physics
Hot wheeling it from York’s city centre, the Wow Space Bus
makes an intergalactic stop over at York Designer Outlet’s South
Entrance. If you missed out the day before, or wanted to come
back for more, the Space Bus team will offer a day of special
space science activities.
Dr Ken’s ‘Science in a Suitcase’
Question: What do you get if you arm a scientist with a suitcase?
Answer: A veritable ‘Tardis’ of experiments full of amazing tricks
and stunts featuring science you perhaps never knew existed!
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Events for Everyone
‘What Are You On About?’
Saturday 12 March
Tempest Anderson Hall, Yorkshire Museum,
Museum Gardens, York, YO1 7FR
7.30pm – 8.45pm
Suitable for All
Adults £4; Concessions/U16s £2;
Family Ticket £10 (2 Adults & 2 U16s)
Booking Required
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A welcome return by Dr Marty Jopson to the York Festival of
Science and Technology.
Marty will be exploring how we communicate: from the
idea of innate language ability, through writing, pictures and
telegraphy, and looking at some of the crazy, early history of
communication devices and ideas.
Lambing Sunday
Sunday 13 March
Westfield Farm, Askham Bryan College, York, YO23 3FR
10.00am – 4.00pm
The event is designed to inform and entertain members of the
general public about sheep. The main focus is to observe ewes
lambing (hopefully) and be given the opportunity to discuss
all aspects of sheep production and agriculture with industry
professionals.
* Suitable for all the family although exposure to livestock is
not advised for pregnant women.
John Wray • E [email protected]
T 01904 772277 • W www.askham-bryan.ac.uk
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Suitable for All*
£5 per Adult (U16s Free)
No Need to Book
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Events for Everyone
Yorkshire Philosophical Society Lecture:
The Science of Music
Sunday 13 March
2.30pm – 3.30pm
Suitable for All
FREE*
No Need to Book
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A family lecture by Professor Peter Main from The University of
York, exploring sound waves and the creation of music.
A Professor in the Department of Physics, Professor Main
is a lecturer and an active researcher in areas such as X-Ray
Crystallography and Biophysics. He is also a member of the
Editorial Board of the magazine Physics Review, and his most
recent work on ‘Cycle Stability’ was published in the journal
Physics World.
*Free admission to lecture (normal admission fees apply to rest of museum)
Frances Chambers • E [email protected]
T 01904 656713 • W www.yorksphilsoc.org.uk
Royal Society of Chemistry Lecture:
Sex, Flies and Smelly Sticky Tape
Suitable for All
Tuesday 15 March
FREE
Room C/A 101 Chemistry Building,
Booking Required
The University of York, YO10 5DD
6.30pm – 7.30pm (Doors open at 6.00pm for refreshments)
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In this Royal Society of Chemistry (Central Yorkshire Section)
lecture, Dr Graeme R Jones (Keele University) asks:
How Do You Chat Up a Moth? Do Bees Only Say “Buzz”?
Parlez- Vous Ant-Speak?
If you have ever wanted to talk to insects then this is your
chance to learn their lingo.
Plus can pheromones get you out of that awkward ‘asking her
out moment’?
Come prepared for the nasal experience of a lifetime!
Dr Terry Goody • E [email protected] • T 01904 455912
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Events for Everyone
Public Lecture: ‘BLOODHOUND SSC – The 1000 MPH Car’
Thursday 17 March
Memorial Hall, St Peter’s School, York, YO30 6AB
7.00pm – 8.15pm (Doors open at 6.00pm)
Suitable for All
FREE
Booking Required
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Speaker: Andy Green OBE
A fantastic opportunity to find out more about this
extraordinary vehicle from Andy Green, the world land speed
record holder.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Doors open at 6.00pm for the chance to view a lifesize replica
of the car and to purchase BLOODHOUND merchandise.
Charlotte Cranfield • E [email protected] • T 01904 527300
York Astronomical Society Talk:
Searching for New Physics at the Large Hadron Collider
Friday 18 March
Priory Street Centre, York, YO1 6ET
7.00pm – 9.30pm
Suitable for All (Over 10s)
£2 per person
No Need to Book
Opened in 2008, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) promised
to revolutionise our understanding of how the Universe works
at the smallest and largest scales.
In his presentation Professor Tovey will give a whistle-stop
tour of the LHC and the giant experiments which observe its
collisions; outline the motivations behind their construction;
and highlight the key role in the project played by Sheffield
scientists.
Dan Tovey is currently a Professor of Particle Physics at the
University of Sheffield and leads the 20-strong Sheffield team
working on the ATLAS experiment at the CERN Large Hadron
Collider. He is currently working to unlock the secrets of dark
matter.
Martin Whillock • E [email protected] • T 01347 821849 • W www.yorkastro.co.uk
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Events for Everyone
Record Breakers: A Racy Weekend at the NRM
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20 March
National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York, YO26 4XJ
10.00am – 6.00pm
Suitable for All
FREE
No Need to Book
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Explore the world of the fast and the glamorous
with a rare opportunity to see the full size replica of
BLOODHOUND Super Sonic Car – the amazing
pencil-shaped car designed to break the land speed
record by reaching 1000mph. Meet the team, learn
about the car and get creative by making your very
own speedy vehicle.
You can also enjoy science shows, storytelling and take
part in a scientific trail to uncover interesting facts.
National Railway Museum • E [email protected] • T 0844 8153139 • W www.nrm.org.uk
‘Science in the City’ [Part Two]
Saturday 19 March
The Ron Cooke Hub, Heslington East,
10.00am – 4.00pm
Suitable for All
No Need to Book
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Supported by Research Councils UK
Science busking, exhibits and activities brought together under one roof within the stunning, newly developed
Ron Cooke Hub at the heart of the University of York’s new campus extension at Heslington East. With
drop-in activities running all day, this is a fantastic opportunity to discover something new.
Here’s just a taster of what’s on offer:
Cosmodome
One small step...and you can become immersed in your own night sky within this inflatable 5-metre
“Cosmodome”. Dr David Jenkins from the Department of Physics at the University of York will be on hand
to guide you through your star-studded ‘journey’. Guaranteed cloud free!
Space Connections Crew
Fancy making Alka-Seltzer Rockets, Lifting Lemons, Erupting Fizz, clouds in a bottle and straw oboes?
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Events for Everyone
Ellie the Electron & the Quantum Circus
Saturday 19 March
Suitable for All
The Ron Cooke Hub, Heslington East, FREE (Donations welcome)
The University of York, York, YO10 5GE Booking Required
2.00pm – 3.00pm
This innovative physics pantomime is written and performed
by Dr Yvette Hancock from the Department of Physics, the
University of York.
Based on her children’s book of the same name, Ellie the
Electron and the Quantum Circus brings quantum physics
to life through concepts woven into the exciting tale of an
electron who becomes a star in Mr. Pauli’s Quantum Circus.
It’s for young people and adults who are young at heart.
Try something particularly different for a Saturday afternoon!
Minster Box Office, in York Minster. Open Monday to Saturday 9.30am – 4.30pm
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Events for Adults
Framing the Past
Tuesday 8 March
Museum Gardens, York, YO1 7DR
7.30pm – 8.30pm
Suitable for Adults
£3 per person or FREE for YPS Members
No Need to Book
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The Yorkshire Film Archive bring you 100 years of Yorkshire
life captured on film. The screening will include WWI
battalions marching over Lendal Bridge, the frozen Ouse,
York’s historic Mystery Plays, and a look at the cutting edge
technology of the late 1950s – the installation of a giant
computer at Reckitt & Sons in Hull.
Yorkshire Philosophical Society
E [email protected] • T 01904 656713
Annual Equine Conference: Maintaining the
Healthy Horse
Wednesday 9 March
Askham Bryan College Conference Centre,
Askham Bryan, York, YO23 3FR
10.00am – 4.00pm
Suitable for Equine Students & Horse Owners
£18 per person
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Booking Required
A chance to hear expert speakers from a range of subject areas all focusing on different aspects of
keeping your horse healthy.
Laura Hamilton • E [email protected] • T 01904 772272
W www.askham-bryan.ac.uk
The Speakers’ Corner Presents ‘Hubble’ with Science
Poet Diana Syder
Suitable for Adults (U16s Welcome)
Wednesday 9 March
The Yorkshire Terrier, Stonegate, York, YO1 8AS £1 Admission
No Need to Book
8.00pm – 10.00pm
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York’s established platform for the spoken word welcomes special guest Diana Syder: “one of the
country’s leading poets of science”.
Andy Humphrey • E [email protected] • T 01904 785138
W www.yorkspeakerscorner.co.uk
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Events for Adults
Public Lecture: The Science of Fusion
Thursday 10 March
National Science Learning Centre,
FREE
The University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD No Need to Book
7.00pm – 9.00pm
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Dr Roddy Vann of the University’s Department of Physics
delivers this year’s Archbishop Holgate’s Annual Science
Lecture on ‘The Science of Fusion’.
The University of York houses a unique Remote Tokamak
Control Room – the only facility of its kind in a UK
University, and part of the University’s collaboration with
the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy – which enables
researchers to work on experiments remotely.
The University of York Communications Office • E [email protected]
T 01904 432622 • W www.york.ac.uk
Sharmini’s Inspirational Indian Cuisine – The Science
of Curry
Monday 14 March
The Cookery Room, Joseph Rowntree School
Haxby Road, New Earswick, York, YO32 4BZ
7.00pm – 9.00pm
Suitable for Curry Lovers
Adults £12; Concessions £10
Booking Required
Talk, Demonstration & Taster
The colour, fragrance and flavour of spices have
intoxicated mankind over centuries.
Spices not only spice up our lives, but are reported
to have key health benefits such as turmeric’s antiinflammatory, antiseptic and anti cancer effects.
Learn more about the benefits of different spices and
the art of blending spices to transform a basic meal in to
an exotic and tasty one!
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Events for Adults
Dissections UnCut! Series Two
Sunday 13 March
K/133 King’s Manor, the University of York,
Exhibition Square, York, YO1 7EW
7.30pm – 8.30pm
Suitable for Adults
Booking Required
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For last year’s science festival scientist and presenter Simon Watt delivered a fascinating talk charting
his involvement in Channel 4’s groundbreaking nature documentary series “Inside Nature’s Giants”. The
programme saw scientists explore literally ‘under the skin’ of some of the world’s largest animals to help
decipher what exactly makes them tick.
As filming gets underway for series three, Simon returns to York to reveal his personal highlights from
season two.
Lazarus, Elvis and Zombies:
The Return of Lost Species
Tuesday 15 March
Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens, York, YO1 7FR
12.30pm – 1.00pm
Suitable for Adults
Usual Admission Charges Apply
No Need to Book
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The reappearance of lost species thought to be extinct makes headline news. Have these species
mysteriously ‘come back to life’ or were they in fact never lost? This fascinating lunchtime talk examines
the role of the fossil record in the return of ‘lost’ species.
Yorkshire Museum • T 01904 687687 • W www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk
The Geology Behind York’s Buildings
Wednesday 16 March
10.30am & 2.00pm (Two 2hr sessions)
Suitable for Adults
£5 per person
Booking Required
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Join the Yorkshire Museum’s geology curator for a different and surprising look at what the buildings of
York are built from! Following the walk there will also be the chance to examine specimens from the
Yorkshire Museum’s geology collection.
Yorkshire Museum • E [email protected] • T 01904 650333
W www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk
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Events for Adults
Energy and Communication in the Brain
Wednesday 16 March
York Neuroimaging Centre, The Biocentre,
FREE
York Science Park, Heslington, York, YO10 5DG Booking Required
6.00pm – 7.00pm
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“How electromagnetic stimulation can help us
understand language processing.”
Dr Beth Jefferies presents a demonstration of
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, and discusses how
this may be used in neuroimaging studies to help
understand how the brain processes language.
York Neuroimaging Centre
E [email protected]
T 01904 435346
W www.ynic.york.ac.uk
Let Newton Be! – A Play by
Craig Baxter
Wednesday 16 March
Suitable for Adults
Booking Required
7.00pm – 9.00pm (includes 25 minute post-play discussion)
300 years after his death, Isaac Newton is still a hugely
powerful figure.
Let Newton Be! uses his own words to reveal the man behind
the myth – complex, driven and totally uncompromising.
Craig Baxter’s highly entertaining and compelling play shines
new light on our most famous scientist, bringing Newton alive
for the 21st century.
Debra Crossley • E [email protected] • T 01904 870059 W www.scy.co.uk
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Events for Adults
Frankenstein: National Theatre ‘Live’ at City
Screen Picturehouse
Thursday 17 March
City Screen Picturehouse,
13 Coney Street, York, YO1 9QL
7.00pm – 10.00pm
Suitable for Adults
Adults £15; Concessions £13; Members £12
Booking Required
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A new play by Nick Dear based on the novel by Mary Shelley, directed
by Danny Boyle. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller,
alternating the roles of Frankenstein and his monster.
Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein’s
bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horrorstruck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the friendless
creature, increasingly desperate and vengeful, determines to track
down his creator and strike a terrifying deal.
Urgent concerns of scientific responsibility, parental neglect, cognitive
development and the nature of good and evil are embedded within
this thrilling, deeply disturbing classic gothic tale.
City Screen Picturehouse York
T 0871 902 5726 • W www.picturehouses.co.uk/york
Energy For Our Future:
Have Your Say
Friday 18 March
The University of York, York,YO10 5GE
7.30pm – 9.00pm
Suitable for Adults FREE
Booking Required
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Delivered in partnership with Research Councils UK
To tackle climate change there is a clear need to reduce our carbon footprint and, alongside reducing
our demand for energy, it is likely we will need a mix of different low carbon technologies such as nuclear,
wind, biofuels and carbon capture and storage.
But what are the pros and cons of each of these and where should the emphasis be?
This debate brings some of the UK’s leading academics working at the cutting edge of energy research to
talk about the possibilities for our future energy provision and provides a chance for you to debate the
issues with the assembled panel of experts.
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Events for Adults
Modern to Medieval:
Tracing Your Ancestors
Saturday 19 March
10.30am & 2.00pm
Suitable for Adults
£20 per person
Booking Required
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Jackie Depelle, Dr Simon Hughes and Dr Phillipa Hoskins lead us through the documents and information
we find on the journey of tracing our ancestors. During the day there will be guided tours of the
medieval gallery with a curator from the Yorkshire Museum.
Two sessions running 10.30am – 12.30pm and 2.00pm – 4.00pm.
‘Halifax Heroes’ Lecture and Veteran Signing
Saturday 19 March
Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, York, YO41 4AU
10.00am – 4.00pm
Suitable for Adults
£12 per person* (see below)
Booking Required
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The legendary Halifax Bomber, Crew and Operational Bases
will be explored in this lecture presentation and veteran
signing event.
*For those wishing to take advantage of both the Halifax
Heroes lecture and Nightshoot! event below, Yorkshire Air
Museum are offering a special combined ticket priced at £30
per person, representing a £7 discount.
Yorkshire Air Museum • T 01904 608595 • E [email protected]
W www.yorkshireairmuseum.org
Nightshoot!
Saturday 19 March
Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, York, YO41 4AU
5.00pm – 8.30pm
Suitable for Adults
£25 per person* (see above)
Booking Required
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Special evening photographic opportunity with selected aircraft. A challenging evening of photography for
the keen amateur and professional photographer alike.
Yorkshire Air Museum • T 01904 608595 • E [email protected]
W www.yorkshireairmuseum.org
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Events for Adults
Museum Garden Tours –
History, Archaeology and Buildings
Sunday 20 March
12.00pm – 1.00pm
Suitable for Adults FREE
No Need to Book
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These weekly tours begin next to the Museum Street gates and give an insight into one of the most
popular gardens in York, which contain a wealth of plant life, botanical specimens and wildlife, as well as
the spectacular ruins of St Mary’s Abbey and the Roman Multangular Tower.
Pub Quiz – With a Science Twist
Sunday 20 March
The Old White Swan, Goodramgate, York, YO1 7LF
8.00pm onwards
Suitable for Adults
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£10 per Team of 4 (including food)
Booking Required (No later than 16 March)
Pit your wits in this special science festival pub quiz. All
the usual quiz rounds you’d expect with sparks of science
throughout!
The £10 entry fee for a team of 4 includes the quiz plus a
hearty evening snack.*
You’re also in with the chance of walking away with one
of the following prizes:
£50 cash – 1st place;
£25 cash – 2nd place;
£15 cash – 3rd place.
Special prize for the team bringing up the rear!
*Please advise if you or a member of your team require a
vegetarian option.
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Events for Schools
Discovery Days
Thursday 10 & Friday 11 March
National Railway Museum,
Leeman Road, York, YO26 4XJ
9.30am & 12.00pm (2x 2.5hr sessions)
Suitable for KS2 learners from York and North
Yorkshire primary schools
FREE
Pre-booked School Groups Only
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‘Discovery Days’ is a wonderful interactive science exhibition. The day is packed with practical, interactive
workshops, ‘bringing science to life’. Activities include:
Centre for Novel Agricultural Products Presents The Pharma Farmers:
Can Plant Genetics Provide More Affordable Malaria Medicine?
A hands-on insight into CNAP’s groundbreaking Artemisia project which is improving supplies of an
important anti-malarial drug.
Making Energy from Waste with The Food and Environment Research Agency
Do you think that sewage is just a smelly nuisance? Well think again. Find out more about how we can
help the environment and limit our carbon impact by wasting less and using more.
Creative Abilities: Speaking Without Words
A special signing activity with puppetry.
Chemistry, Colour and Communication
Light comes in a rainbow of colours and can tell us so much about the Universe around us. Spectroscopy
is a way to investigate these colours, revealing the chemistry happening in a test tube or in a galaxy far
away. Modern communication systems use light to send messages along optical cables, you can discover
how with our hands-on demonstrations. This marks the launch of the Spectroscopy in a Suitcase (SIAS)
project in our area (to be based at the University of York). SIAS provides equipment and resources to use
in schools enabling students of all ages to find out about colour, light and spectroscopy.
Wendy Taylor • E [email protected] • T 01904 693632 • W www.nybep.org.uk
Who Were You?
Friday 11 March (Other dates/times available)
Suitable for Key Stage 3
Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens, York, YO1 7FR £80 per group of 30 students
9.00am – 11.00am
Booking Required
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This is a chance for students to undertake a mock forensic investigation of a body ‘found in the Museum
Gardens’. Make sense of the crime scene – is it a murder or a natural death? Does the body belong to a
modern person, a 2000 year old Roman or a medieval monk?
Students use critical thinking and problem solving to investigate the clues, and examine the finer detail
under microscopes and analyse the evidence. The session ends with students presenting their case to the
other groups to find out the truth behind ‘The Body in the Museum Gardens’.
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Events for Schools
Forensic Science: Who Were You?
Monday 14 March (Other dates/times available)
9.00am – 11.00am
£80 per group of 30 students
Booking Required
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A skeleton has been found in the Museum Gardens. The pupils become forensic scientists to investigate
the evidence to find out who that person was: a Roman child? a Viking warrior? or a Medieval monk? The
groups will undertake a number of scientific and archaeological investigations to determine the gender,
age and means of death of the skeleton. Look out for the red herrings too! Pupils have the chance to
handle real artefacts and examine real human remains.
CSI York
Monday 14 March (Other dates/times available)
9.00am – 11.30am
Booking Required
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Students take on the role of forensic investigators to go through the processes of collecting and
accurately interpreting evidence to reliably solve a crime. The task is to identify the victim and solve the
case of a decades old murder through analysing evidence from the mock crime scene.
Evolution and Extinction
Tuesday 15 March (Other dates/times available)
9.00am – 11.00am
Booking Required
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Investigate the fossil record as evidence for evolution.
Examine various fossils from the geology collections, and specifically ammonites which follow an
evolutionary pattern which is clear to see.
The workshop will also look at changing habitats and how this affects the chances of evolution and
extinction in mammals, bird and reptiles.
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Events for Schools
Rotary Clubs of York Schools Technology
Tournament
Tuesday 15 March
Suitable for Year Groups 7 –13
National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York, YO26 4XJ FREE
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10.00am – 3.00pm
Pre-booked School Groups Only
Teams of students are set a challenge and provided with basic materials to create a practical solution
to a technical problem. 54 teams of four students across 17 schools have so far signed up for the 2011
challenge. Each will be judged on planning, portfolio and performance.
Spectators are very welcome to attend throughout.
Judging takes place 1.30pm – 2.30pm.
Frank Paterson • E [email protected] • T 01904 708478
W www.yorkvikings.org.uk
The Earth and Beyond
Wednesday 16 March (Other dates/times available)
9.00am – 10.30am
Booking Required
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Meet a Georgian Astronomer who will lead pupils through the concept of astronomy in a series of
activities, including ordering the planets, learning about constellations, testing knowledge in a planets’ quiz,
and finding out about how the planets move. All the results are recorded in individual Space Logs, which
they can use in the future. Pupils also get the chance to explore the Observatory and investigate the
amazing Victorian telescope.
Incredible Dinosaurs
Thursday 17 March (Other dates/times available)
9.00am –10.30am
Suitable for Key Stage 1 & 2
Booking Required
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Pupils will investigate the differences between the land roaming dinosaurs, the ferocious marine
ichthyosaurs, and the skydiving pterosaurs. After investigating the process of fossilisation, the pupils will
handle dinosaur footprints and other fossils, then use moulds to cast their own fossils.
Pupils will be able to estimate the height of a dinosaur and work out how fast they moved. The group will
also look at different reasons for survival and extinction of species.
This workshop allows pupils to look at the process of evolution through ammonites, as changes can be
easily tracked in the remains of these nautiloids.
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Events for Schools
Discover and Explore: Energy!
Thursday 17 & Friday 18 March
Department of Biology, the University of York, YO10 5DD FREE
9.45am – 12.00pm; 12.45pm – 3.00pm
Booking Required
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Discover and Explore: Energy! comprises a range of activities for KS3 pupils. This exciting event offers the
opportunity for students to work with Biologists, Chemists and Physicists from the University of York in a
series of hands-on workshops related to the theme of Energy and how it affects our everyday lives. The
content of the introductory talk and the practical activities will both support and extend material in the
National Curriculum.
Jacki Dealtry, NYBEP• E [email protected] • T 01904 693632• W www.nybep.org.uk
Dynamic Digestion: Poo Through Time
Friday 18 March (Other dates/times available)
9.00am – 10.30am
Booking Required
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Pupils will learn about the digestive system through a series of interactive presentations: how does food
enter the digestive system, and what processes does it go through before emerging in the form of a
“poo”? The class will investigate what the Romans, Vikings and people of Medieval York ate by examining
artificial poo samples for traces of food. How do their diets compare with ours today? There is an
opportunity to dissect owl pellets to work out the diet of these predators.
Record Breakers
Friday 18 March
National Railway Museum, Leeman Road, York YO26 4XJ
9.30am – 2.30pm
Suitable for Year Groups 5,6 & 7
FREE
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Booking Required
The National Railway Museum, in partnership with St Peter’s School, York, invite you to bring
your school to the NRM to see a lifesize replica of BLOODHOUND, the ultimate
land-speed car.
Learn about the science behind this amazing vehicle and take part in exciting science
workshops, including the chance to make balloon ‘BLOODHOUNDS’.
Liam Beeton • E [email protected] • T 01904 685741 • W www.nrm.org.uk
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Upcoming Events
The University of York Science Trail
(For Schools)
Wednesday 23 March
National Science Learning Centre, the University of York,
Heslington, York, YO10 5DD
9.30am – 3.00pm
Suitable for Year 9 & 10 Pupils
FREE
Booking Required
2011 sees The University of York host its 6th annual Science Trail, aiming to inspire local year 9 and 10
pupils to study science subjects beyond GCSE, and to give them a taste of what studying science at
university is like.
The event takes place on campus, and groups of students spend the day taking part in interactive science
activities organised by various departments.
This year’s line up includes an introduction to DNA fingerprinting, how to make plastic from potatoes and
even a trip to the York Neuro-Imaging Centre to find out more about how our brains work.
There are also interactive sessions on offer from departments the pupils might not recognise as sciences,
such as electronics, psychology and philosophy.
The University of York Widening Participation Office
E [email protected] • T 01904 324634
Are Two Ears Better than One? Childhood
Deafness, Cochlear Implantation, & Binaural Hearing
Thursday 24 March
Suitable for All
Merchant Adventurer’s Hall, Fossgate, York, YO1 9XD FREE
6.30pm – 8.30pm
Booking Required
Professor Quentin Summerfield of the University’s Department of Psychology will deliver this year’s
Merchant Adventurers’ Science Discovery Lecture.
The education and medical management of deaf children have been riven by controversy for the last 400
years.
Professor Summerfield will discuss the most recent controversy: Should the National Health Service
provide deaf children with a single cochlear implant in one ear only or with two implants one in each ear?
The challenge for policy makers has been to decide whether the advantages are large enough to justify
the considerable cost to the health service of a second implant. That challenge in turn has required
consideration of the problem of estimating the quality of life of young children.
Professor Summerfield will explain why The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence’s (NICE)
deliberations were protracted and will describe evidence that helped to reduce the controversy.
The University of York Communications Office • E [email protected]
T 01904 432622 • W www.york.ac.uk 13
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Upcoming Events
If you like the York Festival of Science and Technology...
The Big Bang Yorkshire
and Humberside
Thursday 14 July 2011
York Minster
Please make a note of the date in your diary!
One day dedicated to celebrating talent and achievement in science, technology,
engineering and maths; and another chance for you
to let rip with science!
Schools, clubs and young people – Big Bang Yorkshire and Humberside could be
the place to bring those fabulous science projects you’re working on
Just visiting? There’ll be heaps more activities to take part in and enjoy.
To find out more visit:
www.thebigbangfair.co.uk/yorkshirehumber
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For more information: www.scy.co.uk
York Festival of
Science and Technology
The York Festival of Science and Technology 2011
is made possible thanks to:
Science City York is supported by:
12 Years Promoting Innovation and Creativity
Science City York (SCY) is a central supporter of economic
regeneration, driving the creation and growth of business and
employment opportunities across the Leeds City Region within
bioscience, IT & digital and the creative industries.
Science City York • Enterprise House • Innovation Way
Heslington • York • YO10 5NY
T 01904 870040 • E [email protected]
SCY is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, no. 06139121.
Registered office: Moorgate House, Clifton Moor, York, YO30 4WY.

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